Ian Rafiuddin and Thomas Sotille are both seniors and this is their first-time being dancers at THON. They are happy that they got a chance to dance as seniors but
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Organization Spotlight: Women in Business
Leah Byman and Susanna Walter are members of Women in Business and this is their first-time dancing at THON. To prepare to be a dancer they started working out and
Organization Spotlight: Volé Dance Club
Carmen DiPippo, Ava Kovaks, and Brielle Blanton are 3 seniors dancing their final THON™ for Volé Dance Club. Carmen is a Journalism major from Washington, D.C, Ava is a Media Studies major
Organization Spotlight: Kappa Kappa Gamma
Seniors Kasey Burke and Sammy Eline are members of Kappa Kappa Gamma and have been participating in THON since their freshman year at Penn State. Both Kasey and Sammy stood
Organization Spotlight: Penn State Marketing Association
Maggie Senft is a sophomore from York, Pennsylvania who is dancing for the Penn State Marketing Association this year. Maggie was on a Dancer Relations committee her freshman year and
Dancer Spotlight: Maria Ellis
Maria Ellis is a senior at Penn State dancing for the Society of Women Engineers. She is from Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. This is Maria’s first time dancing in THON, but
Dancer Spotlight: Theresa Cwenar
Theresa Cwenar is one of the four Senior dancers for CHAARG, originally from Pittsburgh Theresa’s first THON was in 2012 where she watched her older sister dance. She says as
Dancer Spotlight: Amanda Mielnicki
Amanda Mielnicki is a Penn State senior who is dancing in THON this year for her sorority, Alpha Xi Delta. This year Alpha Xi Delta’s THON experience looks different than
THON Weekend 2021: Livestream, Fundraising, and More
by Hanna Bernett and Gabby Oglesby During the final minutes of THON 2021, approximately 165,000 screens were tuned into the THON 2021 livestream, dwarfing the Bryce Jordan Center capacity of
MEET THE 16 THON COMMITTEES (2021)
by Emma Harmer Communications Communications Director: Conor Barber 67 Committee Members Dancer Relations Dancer Relations Director: Nick Vicidomini 552 Committee Members Donor & Alumni Relations Development DAR Development Director: Aidan Cliff
Organization Spotlight: Sigma Phi Epsilon and Pi Beta Phi
By Sadie Bagdasian Every organization and individual at Penn State has their THON story to share. These stories allow us to come together and unite to fight towards a cure
THON Org Spotlight: Penn State Navigators
This post features a very cool org that I’ve had the privilege to be involved in: The Penn State Navigators. The Navigators are one of Penn State’s bigger Christian